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Rosario

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Sunday, February 21, 1943
U-Boat Attack en route to New York
The Freighter SS Rosario was torpedoed by U-664 off the coast of Ireland while en route to New York. Two torpedoes struck the starboard side and the ship listed seriously within two minutes. Shortly thereafter the ship took another list and capsized. Survivors were in the water for nearly two hours before being picked-up by the tanker H. H. Rogers and the British Rescue Ship SS Rathlin.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 33

Name Service Branchsort descending
Steward Manuel Maduro USMM
1st Engineer James Frazier USMM
O.S. Obdulio Martinez USMM
Deck Cadet Maxwell Hollander USMM
A.B. Antonio Monreal USMM
Chief Engineer Ellery Nickerson USMM
2nd Mate Oscar Nilsson USMM
A.B. Demetrio Pelayo USMM
A.B. Alex Abrahim USMM
Cook Gilbert Prince USMM
SM 3c Odell Dean USN
Sea 1c Robert Hayes USN
Sea 1c Clarence Unger USN

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